Amanda is a childhood friend and we really wanted her to wear her dress again, and get in front of our cameras! This shoot was so much fun, and we were psyched to have some talented peeps make the whole session come to life in downtown New Milford, CT: Makeup by Stacey Palancia of Blush Couture and Florals by Pygmalion Design.
Shannon and Anthony had Gods of Rain pay them a visit on their wedding day which, of course, totally bummed all of us out. We were able to get some killer indoor shots but it left Shannon aching for some bright, yummy outdoor photos in her wedding dress. Of course the answer is to book a trash the dress bridal photo session! Anthony was dying to get Shannon in the water and despite the frigid temperatures she was totally braved and jumped in for a minute!
We started their session in an empty field near New Milford, CT.
Then it was off to an abandoned building…
Next it was time to hit the lake!
For this post (and these images) to accurately tell the story, I have to go back…actually way back to the beginning of our journey with LaRue & Brian. I know most of you probably skip right down to the images, but for those of you that need the details…sit back & enjoy. Also…reading the long version of my short story will give time for all of the EPIC images time to load.
So this one time, a super sweet girl, we’ll call her LaRue (because that’s her name) wanted to give her two best friends, Kelly & Nando, a kick *ss gift for their engagement. Since Kelly & Nando were already fans of our work and had discussed having us photograph her wedding, LaRue contacted us to get details on giving them an engagement photography session in Baltimore, MD as a gift. For those of you that don’t know, Eric’s academic career began in Baltimore and it’s a very special place to us…it was really a no brainer to head down to Charm City for Kelly & Nando’s engagement shoot! We ended up hitting it off so well with Kelly & Nando that we were even lucky enough to photograph their wedding this past summer. Anyway, up until this point we obviously knew that LaRue was super cool girl and an awesome friend, but the best part is that she was one of Kelly’s bridesmaids, so when we actually got to meet her at the wedding we realized that her and her husband, Brian, are also a blast! At Kelly & Nando’s wedding, LaRue had a chance to chat with Eric about the possibility of scheduling a day after bridal photography session for her to wear her dress again with the goal of getting some of the more artistic, edgy images (that she didn’t have on her wedding day). Well, the answer was yes…but, quickly became HELL YES when LaRue went on to explain that she wanted her pictures taken in San Francisco, California, where her and Brian live and both work for Apple in Silicon Valley (had to throw that in because it makes us love them even more). Lucky for us LaRue meant business, and we were scheduled to fly out to San Francisco for their shoot within a few weeks.
Eric & I had never been to San Francisco, so we relied on LaRue & Brian to show us the ropes, and I have to say, nothing is better than visiting a city with people who know where to eat & what to see. We are so insanely grateful and fortunate for the experience that we had because not only did we visit the “main attractions”, like the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco City Hall, and Lombard Street but…we also visited some insanely cool local spots on Haight Street, our absolute faves were: food at Cha! Cha! Cha!, cocktails at The Alembic Bar, and shopping at Kids Only where we bought the kids these rockin’ New Skool headphone hoodies designed by Bay Area Designer and Graffiti Artist, Nate1.
First….Eric wanted everyone to know that this is his favorite 
LaRue & Brian – Thank you again for showing us your awesome city, being such great hosts, and letting us capture the whole thing from beginning to end! This trip far exceeded our expectations and we definitely have to get back there with the kiddies to see everything we missed.
On the way down to the beach Eric found this great little nook to grab some more intimate shots…
After the Golden Gate Bridge we headed to our next San Francisco landmark: Lombard Street
After photographing LaRue and Brian on Lombard Street, it was time to put the cameras and wedding dress away and hit some awesome dinner action. For our second day of shooting we had the WONDERFUL opportunity to experience a record-breaking typhoon! Sweet!!! But not to worry, LaRue and Brian got us into the incredible San Francisco City Hall….another iconic San Francisco landmark.
But first, we started off at their apartment….a few details….
Did I mention LaRue made these? Yep…
San Francisco City Hall baby!!
“Yaaaay! The rain stopped, let’s go outside!!!”
And finally…..our last two shots Eric grabbed while out to dinner on Haight Street….
Thanks again for everything guys, you ARE THE BEST!!!